STOCK

EXCHANGE

WHAT IS A

STOCK MARKET?
Astock marketorequity marketis a public

entity for the trading of company

stock(shares) andderivativesat an agreed
price.
These aresecuritieslisted on astock
exchangesas well as those only traded
privately.
The stocks are listed and traded on stock
exchanges which are entities of a
corporation ormutual organization. The
largest stock market in theUSA, by market

WHAT ARE STOCKS?

At some point, just about every

company needs to raise money

In each case, they have two
choices:
Borrow the money, or
Raise it from investors by selling
them a stake (issuing shares of
stock) in the company

WHAT IS A STOCK EXCHANGE ?

A market in which securities are bought and

sold: "the company was floatedon the Stock

Exchange".
The initial offering of stocks and bonds
toinvestorsis by definition done in
theprimary marketand subsequent trading
is done in thesecondary market.
A stock exchange is often the most
important component of astock market.
Supply and demand in stock markets are
driven by various factors that, as in allfree
markets, affect the price of stocks.

ROLE OF STOCK
EXCHANGE
Raising capital for business:- common forms of

raising capitalGoing to
public

Limited
partnership

Venture
capital

Corporate
companies

Mobilizing savings for investments.

Creating investment opportunities for small

companies.
Government capital rising for development
projects.
Facilitates company growth.

SOME INDIAN STOCK EXCHANGES

LOCATION

EXCHANGE

MUMBAI

BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE

MUMBAI

NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE

JAIPUR

JAIPUR STOCK EXCHANGE

KANPUR

UP STOCK EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION

CHENNAI

MADRAS STOCK EXCHANGE

COCHIN

COCHIN STOCK EXCHANGE

BENGULURU

BANGLORE STOCK EXCHANGE

GAUHATHI

GAUHATI STOCK EXCHANGE

LUDHIANA

LUDHIANA STOCK EXCHANGE

KOLKATA

CALCUTTA STOCK EXCHANGE

NSE AND BSE ARE THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGES IN

INDIA.

BSE BUILDING; BSE

DISPLAYS SENSEX ;
PEOPLE TRADING AT
THE BOMBAY STOCK
EXCHANGE

NATIONAL STOCK
EXCHANGE
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is stock

exchange located at Mumbai, India.

It is the 16th largest stock exchange in the world by
market capitalization and largest in India by daily
turnover and number of trades, for both equities
and derivative trading.
NSE has a market capitalization of around US 985
billion and over 1,646 listings as of December 2011.
NSE and BSE are the two most significant stock
exchanges in India, and between them are
responsible for the vast majority of share
transactions.

The NSE's key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the NSE NIFTY

(National Stock Exchange Fifty), an index of fifty major stocks weighted

by market capitalisation.
NSE is mutually owned by a set of leading financial institutions, banks,

insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India but its

ownership and management operate as separate entities.
There are at least 2 foreign investors NYSE Euro next and Goldman

Sachs who have taken a stake in the NSE.

In 2011, NSE was the third largest stock exchange in the world in terms

of the number of contracts (1221 million) traded in equity derivatives.

It is the second fastest growing stock exchange in the world with a

recorded growth of 16.6%.

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Stock brokers
An agent that charges a fee or

commission for executing buy and sell

orders submitted by an investor. (OR)
The firm that acts as an agent for a
customer, charging the customer a
commission for its services.
You can either opt for a conventional
broker or you can choose to trade
online.
If you are trading online you can get the
broking service from the banking or non
banking organisations offering online
trading facilities who will provide you

General Market Advice:

1. Never chase a stock.
2. Buy when markets are in the grip of panic.
3. Only buy fundamentally strong stocks,

which are undervalued.

4. Buy stocks grown in top line and bottom
line over the past years.
5. Invest in companies with proven
management.
6. Avoid loss-making companies.
7. PE Ratio and Growth in earnings per share
are the key.

 8. Look for the dividend paying

record.
9. Invest in stocks for sure returns.
10. Stocks have been the high
yielding asset class over the past.
11. Stocks are an asset class.
12. The basic property of any asset
class is to grow.
13. Buy when everyone is selling
and sell when everyone buys.
14. Invest a fixed amount each
month.

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